Word: retreatant
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Dates: during 1990-1999
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...face of both individual and collective fears about the future, a retreat to the solace offered by religion is to be expected...
...prosthetic leg is not very obvious. Dinonno recalls that during a Christian fellowship retreat. Foster was leading a follow-the-leader game, and all but one player had been eliminated...
...been discovered underneath the manicured lawns of Windsor Castle, the weekend retreat of the British royal family. Her Majesty gave permission to sink an exploratory well to test the reserves, which experts say could be worth more than $1 billion. Lest antimonarchists get outraged, any profits would be split by the state and the participating oil company...
...retreat of Rudenstine has all the trappings of a literary tragedy. The noble leader, beset by troubles on all sides, takes his charge too close to heart and (nearly, in this case) hastens his own demise. What better way could Dartboard bemoan this doleful turn of events than to call on its dearly departed bard to contribute a soul-stirring bit of poesy...
Residents of al-Mograka were among an estimated 2,000 Palestinians who overran the Israeli army position guarding Netzarim on Nov. 19, forcing the soldiers to retreat temporarily while the mob raised the Hamas flag over the outpost. The incident prompted the military to fortify the position and strengthen the troop force there. Still, the soldiers remain edgy. "The situation is normal -- that is, dangerous," says one of the troopers...